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TREASURES FOR THE LAST DAYS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16
James 5:3

2 Peter 3:10-12

 

“Seeing then that all these things

shall be dissolved…”

 

TREASURES FOR THE LAST DAYS
 
The last days began when Jesus was born on earth, and will last till the time that this universe is dissolved. “God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds” (Heb 1:1-2).
 
Of vanity: Gold and silver may be God’s blessings on His people that they in turn can bless others. James chided the rich who hoard things to please their own lust and pride. Thus, these things become a curse. Amassing treasures and spending them without benefit are signs of greed and inhumanity. These seemingly indestructible commodities will become “cankered” or “rust” (James 5:3). Cankered is from a Greek compound word that has an added preposition that intensifies the force of the meaning of the primary word. It thus means to wholly and thoroughly rust or corrode. Their “gold and silver” will perish. We are living in the last days. Let us not devote ourselves to accumulating these earthly treasures that will not last.
 
Of misery: James says that the rusting of gold and silver will be, as it were, the occasion of God inflaming His wrath. The rust-like fire will consume them. The illustration portrays a burning house where the fire consumes everything. Not a single possession will be spared. The rust will be the evidence of their avarice, thus there will be no escaping God’s judgment. Their misery will not be temporal but eternal. Read Revelation 20:11-15. The Day of Judgment is coming! Have you repented of your love for the things that glitter on earth? Read Paul’s warning in Romans 2:4-6. Dear reader, are you accumulating wealth just to secure a certain position in society? Do you realise that you are collecting a most fearful treasure against the day of final retribution?
 
THOUGHT: Am I treasuring up God’s wrath towards Judgment Day?
PRAYER: Father, convict my heart to know that Thou art Judge, and Thou wilt judge righteously.

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